Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Paediatric Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist
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Job Description
Be part of a specialist team performing, analysing, and reporting results of physiological measurements on children, requiring a considerable degree of accuracy, responsibility, and autonomy.
Responsibilities
- Perform and analyse physiological tests with minimal supervision while maintaining excellent standards of patient care and clinical practice.
- Assist the lead physiological scientist in the day-to-day running of the service.
- Assist the lead physiological scientist in setting up and developing fledgling areas of the service, such as cardiopulmonary exercise testing and home ventilator remote monitoring.
- Assist with lectures and training of staff within the multidisciplinary team and trainees.
- Demonstrate care and respect at all times for both patients and colleagues.
- Work towards STP equivalence once sufficient experience is obtained, with the help of the lead physiological scientist.
- Work in accordance with general Trust, occupational, and professional guidelines.
Main Tasks & Responsibilities
Patient Care (both direct and indirect)
- Undertake the following procedures listed under physiological tests, obtaining accurate results, following department protocols with minimal supervision.
Physiological Tests
- Cardiorespiratory polygraphy sleep studies
- Transcutaneous PCO2 monitoring & pulse oximetry
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
- Multiple breath washout / Lung clearance index test (LCI)
- Spirometry with bronchodilator reversibility
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Additional Tasks
- Score paediatric cardiorespiratory polygraphy sleep studies, generate reports, and present findings to the respiratory MDT, following department and national guidelines.
- Assist in analysing data from cardiopulmonary exercise tests, generate reports, and assist in presenting findings to the respiratory MDT.
- Assist in the management of patients on non-invasive respiratory support.
- Explain tests clearly to children in an age-appropriate manner to enable them to perform physiological tests, working with the child, family, and multidisciplinary team members to obtain accurate results and achieve the best possible outcomes.
- Perform all relevant quality control and calibration procedures within the department, including the performance of personal biological control procedures.
About Us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training, and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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Our values, standards, and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues, and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles.
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Alexander Thomas
- Job title: Highly Specialist Physiological Scientist
- Email address: Alexander.Thomas@ouh.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01865 231940
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